Description

Cruikshanks and Co, Denny Iron Works, 1884.
Cast-iron drinking fountain: a small boy on a rock in an
upturned dish. This is enclosed by a hexagonal arcade.
6 cast-iron columns with bell capitals and inward-facing
mythological beasts carry drop-traceried cusped arches
topped by brattishing and plaques with the Arms of
Govan; Masonic and Oddfellow symbols and a dedication
to John Aitkin, MD. Cast-iron ogee fish-scale roof and
elaborate crown finial.

Statement of Interest

John Aitkin was the first Medical Officer of

Health for the Burgh of Govan. He died in 1880 aged 44.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17812570

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas